The Connection
1961 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,089 VOTES · DIR. Shirley Clarke
Overview
A title card announces that the film is a result of found footage assembled by cameraman J.J. Burden working for the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jim Dunn, who has disappeared. Leach, a heroin addict, introduces the audience to his apartment where other heroin addicts, a mix of current and former jazz musicians, are waiting for Cowboy, their drug connection, to appear. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,523 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:12 This is J.J. Burden, New York City.
00:07:35 I'll tell you why.
00:11:16 who walked the streets every day-
00:13:47 Hey, J.J., you sure have changed since Harlem, man.
00:16:30 Come on, man.
00:24:43 Now, look, you cats may know more about junk, see
00:27:17 Well, they say that marijuana
00:30:51 Pay your dues.
00:34:12 You see, I wouldn't take a matchstick
00:38:51 Hey! What are you doing?
00:42:15 I mean, I still play alto, but he used to.
00:46:04 Look at this place, it's a pigsty!
00:48:34 Ah, yeah.
00:50:39 Sister, uh...
00:56:45 Now, yes, Sister.
01:00:29 a nice cup of tea while you're waiting?
01:04:04 Why don't you see what it's all about: jazz.
01:09:17 Man, don't you tell me what to do.
01:12:29 No more war.
01:19:06 You know baseball ain't hip.
01:22:58 Well, anyhow, me-
01:26:25 Well, we go into this candlelit bar
01:30:32 I'm not high, Cowboy.
01:37:05 without even looking to see whether he was dead or not.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,523
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:01:12
Final line01:37:05
Production Record
DirectorShirley Clarke
LanguageEnglish
Budget$167
IMDb votes1,089